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Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:24 am ]
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Slowly, ever so slowly, this guitar is shaping up.
It is being built with some Ambrosia maple from BobC.
What makes the pattern is the Ambrosia beetle, who leaves little holes behind him as he burrows into the wood. The resultant stain makes it worthwhile to me, but the holes need some treatment. Outside, I'm just about settled on filling them with some black goo. Inside? I decided to cleat them, and ended up using some off-cuts of the Am. maple. So here's a view or two of the cleating efforts.

Thanks for looking,

Steve



This one is simply from a different angle, showing a bit more of the work.



Some are easier to spot than others.
How many can you find???
Author:  Shane Neifer [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:27 am ]
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I only see 9....But awesome job of matching Steve!

Shane
Author:  John How [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:32 am ]
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Wow Steve, that does look nice. What a distinctive looking guitar. Although I think I can pick yours and your brothers guitars at least out of a small crowd. They have a certain look to them, we'll call it the Kinnaird style, and that distinctive headstock doesn't hurt. I wish I had designed that headstock, I like it. I can't wait to see the rest of this guitar. How is the "East meets West collaberation guitar" coming along?John How38665.7349537037
Author:  BruceH [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:46 am ]
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I'm with Shane - I see nine. Nice work. Can't wait to see it under finish.
Author:  JJ Donohue [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:55 am ]
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Beautiful, Steve! I found 9...but I really had to look hard. Great job of masking...should be helpful when we start covering up the WFB cracks!

Also...let's see more pics!
Author:  RussellR [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:10 am ]
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I've got 10 there Steve I think

1 Upper Bout Left
5 In the section aafter Label
1 in Next
3 in section by Tail.


Any way it is a work of art,
Author:  Brock Poling [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:20 am ]
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Now you are just showing off.... Outstanding work. That is going to be a beautiful guitar.
Author:  John Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:21 am ]
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Great job of matching bro
I don't see any. What patches are you talking about?
That sure is a pretty guitar interior.

KBE
Author:  FrankC [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:28 am ]
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OK, I count 12...does the first to guess win when complete? I will PM you my address

thats great work Steve. seeing stuff like this really makes me want to improve (though i will never be as good as most here)
Author:  Don Williams [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:54 am ]
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Show off!

That's such cool wood. My local woodcraft had a couple hundred board feet of this stuff not too long ago. It had really amazing amounts of that figure. I bought none of it, even though the wood was nice and wide. <sigh>

Oh......I see 10 patches...
Author:  Bobc [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:33 pm ]
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Steve I was wondering what happened to that guitar. It really looks cool. Can't wait to see it finsihed.
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:39 pm ]
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Hey thanks for the kind remarks, guys.
My brother got the correct answer!

No, actually, Russell and Don counted correctly.
But since Russell was first, he is the winnner!
The prize you ask, Russ?
It's not insubstantial. The first correct guess wins JJ's set of Waterfall Bubinga! I'll send along his email address so you can contact him with your shipping details.   

Steve

P.S.--thanks mucho, JJ!!
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:42 pm ]
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John (How)-- The collaboration guitar is sort of stuck in some kind of time warp, unless my brother has gotten some work done on his part.

We need another brother or two to help spread around this work load!!

Steve
Author:  Ken Franklin [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:20 pm ]
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You could have left the beetle work and had a few more soundholes.
Author:  John Kinnaird [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:53 pm ]
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[QUOTE=Steve Kinnaird] John (How)-- The collaboration guitar is sort of stuck in some kind of time warp, unless my brother has gotten some work done on his part.

We need another brother or two to help spread around this work load!!

Steve[/QUOTE]

Amen to that!
Author:  LanceK [ Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:38 pm ]
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Steve - that is as cool a guitar box as Ive ever seen! Id love to see it from the outside sometime
Author:  old man [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:35 am ]
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I've never seen ambrosia maple with that much red. Reminds me of box elder. It's very nice!

Ron
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:47 am ]
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Ron, you are correct. At least that is my understanding, that this set is indeed Boxelder. It is very soft, and sort of "punky" like Poplar can be. But the coloration just got to me, and it was crying out to be made into a guitar. We'll see how it works....

Steve
Author:  old man [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:18 am ]
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I really love that look. The interior might be as pretty as the outside.

Ron
Author:  Bobc [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:04 am ]
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Steve if that's box elder then what is the stuff I have with brown and blue streaks? I just thought it was a female ambrosia beetle hence pink trails and a male beetle hence brown and blue trails? Bobc38668.2832291667
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:17 pm ]
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Bob, I'm no entomologist, nor (I hope) a sexist, but your explanation sounds reasonable to me.

If the bug was gender neutral, what color would that produce?

Steve
Author:  RussellR [ Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:48 pm ]
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Yellow
Author:  BlueSpirit [ Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:54 pm ]
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Very nice job. I would be proud of it.
Author:  Bobc [ Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:49 pm ]
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Steve how about showing some pic's of that lovely soundboard with the rosette.
Author:  Steve Kinnaird [ Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:28 am ]
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[QUOTE=Bobc] Steve how about showing some pic's of that lovely soundboard with the rosette.[/QUOTE]

Sure thing, Bob. Maybe later today....

Steve
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